The Token Hunter

HUNTER

Volume Now 1 Noe 1 A publication of the NATIONAL UTAH TOKEN SOCIETY
44 East Stratford Avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115

Dedicated to the Collecting, Recording, and Preservation
of Tokens and Medals,
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Did you ever ride a bus, streetcar, ferry, or cross a toll bridge
that required you to use a token? If you did, what you used is called a
vecture. If you lived in Salt Lake City back around 1901 . . . .The Good
Old Days . . » . a man with a thirst walked into a nearby Saloon and got
a drink; chances are he paid for it with a coin called a Trade Token!
Perhaps you were one of those persons born lucky and didn't have to carry

a good luck coin, like many did in the 1920 - 30 period. Perhaps you
know of someone who won a medal!
Would you like a three dimensional view of history and a hobby
| that is relatively inexpensive, highly intriguing, extremely interesting,
@ rewarding, and fascinating? Then how about prospecting for the thousands

of little treasures know as Tokens?! Largely overlooked by collectors,
tokens, checks, scrip - call them what you will - may still be found all

around yous. If you would, then come join the NATIONAL UTAH TOKEN SOCIETY
and become a token NUT.

So what is a token? Simply put, it is usually a coin struck and
used by private business. A piece of metal stamped and exchanged for a
higher value than the metal is worth or stamped with other wording and used
for various purposes instead of money. There are tokens that say, "Good
for a Drink", "Good for a Cigar", "Good for 12 3¢ in Trade", and even
"Good for 10 sticks of Powder", plus dozens of different needs, Actually,
tokens were made out of most common metals: brass, white metal, aluminun,
copper, but also they were created from paper, fibre, cardboard, celluloid,
wood, and lately plastic. Just about all shapes are represented, round,
octagonal, square, petal (scalloped), and many have different types of
cut-outs in the center. Up to now, just under 4,000 have been discovered
by collectors from towns and cities all over Utah, ant it is estimated a
possible 20,000 any more may be laid in the ground, in boxes in dark corners,
or hidden in trunks in attics. “Many are found by metal detector enthusiasts,
bottle diggers, or the average householder in drawers. Pieces May be purch-
ased for a little as ten cents, some up into higher figures,

Medals are a facinating collectible with a wide field of study open to
the discerning collector, They cover a most interesting and instructive
scope and have such a personal link. There is something thrilling and
satisfying to have a medal won by men who took part in battles, or who
formed part of a team as did early Mormon Pioneers in the founding of Utah.

Although still a very new field, they are now commanding interest. an,

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TOKENS OF PEOPLE:
ewey, Admiral George

Kennedy, John |’

Lincoln, Abraham

Roosevelt, Franklin D
Washington, George

TOKENS BY ISSUER OR
RGANIZATION:

American Numismatic Assn
American Vecturist Assn
Elks

Franklin Mint

Hickey Brothers

Knights of Columbus

Ku Klux Klan

Moose Lodge

TOKENS OF PLACES

( geographical areas or
by nationalities)
United States - General
U.S. by State

U.S. Territory

U.S. by any other area:
Australia

British Commonwealth
Canada = General

Canada by province
Foreign

Israel

Mexico

Panama

West Indies

TOKENS BY KIND:
Advertising
Advertising Buttons
Advertising Checks
Advertising Mirrors
Amusement

Art

The following is a list of Token
general name of " EXONUMIA " :

TOKEN SPECIALTIES

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Bank

Bawdy House

Beer

Bimetalic

Boorgeld

Box Dollars

Brewery

Bridge

Brunswick Pool Checks
Bryan Money

Calendar

Canning Company

Car Wash

CCC Camp

Charge Coins
Christmas
Circus,Shows & Parks
Civil War = General
Civil War - by kind
Coal Mine

Coin Club

Coin Weights

Colonial

Communion

Computing Jettons
Corn Palace
Counterstamp - General
Counterstamp - by kind:
Dairy

Dated

Dental, Drug and Pharmacy
Department Store Change
Depression Scrip
Diesinker Cards
Elongated Coins
Embossed

Emergency Money
Encased Coins
Encased Stamps

Error

Explosive Checks

and Medal specialties which are known under the

Expositions & Fairs - by kind
Fire Department
Flipping Items

Food Stamp Change
Gambling

Game Counters

Gaming House Chips
Hacienda

Hard Rubber

Hard Times-General

Hard Times-By Kind
Historic

Hudson Bay

Incuse

Indian Trader

Insurance

Jettons-General
Jettons-by kind

Jewish & Judaica

Kettle and Keep Your Temper
Lords Prayer

Lost & Found

Love Coins

Lumber Company

Magic & Magician

Masons and Masonic
Maverick

Merchants Trade - General
Merchants Trade - by state
Merchants Trade - by kind
Military Chits & Scrip
Military Dog Tags
Miniature

Mirror Cards

Music

Notgeld

Odd & Curious

Odd Shaped

OPA

Parking

Personal

Exposition & Fairs - General Pictorial

Tokens Cont:=
Pin Backs = General

Pin Backs = by kind [gm
Plantation

Play Money
@rouseicar
Political Buttons
Post Trader
Prison
Prisoner of War Money
| President - U.S.
| Railroad
Radio Premium
Ration
Real Estate
Red Cross Shoe
Sales Tax
Saloon
School Lunchroom
Scouting ( Boy S., Girl S.)
Scrip Shell Cards
Slavery
Soap
Space
Spiel Marken
Spinner
Sports
Steamship
Store Cards = General
, Store Cards = by kind
er Scrip
| Swastica
Telephone
Theater
Transportation = General
Transportation = by kind
Whiskey
Wooden Money
Worlds Fair:See Expositions
and Fairs
Zodiac
Token Literature(Numismatic
Books)

MEDALS OF PEOPLE

Columbus, Christopher
Cook, Captain James
Dewey, Admiral George
Franklin, Benjamin

kennedy, John F,
itler, Adolph
Lincoln, Abraham
Luther, Martin
Napoleon

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MEDAL SPECIALTIES
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MEDALS BY ARTISTS:

Engravers, Diesinkers, Medal-
ists & Sculptors - General
Barber, Charles

Brenner, Victor D,

Fraser, James E,

Furst, Moritz

Gobrecht, Christian
Morgan, George T.

Paquet, Anthony C,
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus
Wright, Charles C,

MEDALS OF PLACES:

(Geographical areas or by nationali

ties)

United States - General
U.S. = by State

U.S. - by any other area
Australia

British Commonwealth
Canada

Europe = General
Foreign

France

Italy

Israel

Mexico

New Zealand

MEDALS BY ISSUER ( MAK-
ER OR ISSUING ORGANIZA-
TION )

American Legion

American Numismatic Assn
American Numismatic Society
Canadian Numismatic Assn
Circle of Friends of the Medal-
lion

Elks

Franklin Mint

Gorham Company a
Heraldic Art

Knights of Columbus

Ku Klux Klan

Medallic Art Company
National Commemorative Soc
Paris Mint

Pinches

Society of Medalists
Tiffany & Co
Token & Medal Soc

United States Mint

U.S. Mint - Early ( by Julian)
VFW

Whitehead & Hoag

MEDALS BY KIND:

Advertising
Agriculture
American Bicentennial
American Independence

- Americana

Animals

Architecture & Buildings
Art

Astronomy

Atomic Energy
Automobile

Aviation

Badges — General

Badges = by kind

Bank

Betts

Beverage

Birds

Books ( on medals)

Box Nedals

Bridges & Highways
Calendar & Time
Canadiana

Chemistry

Christmas

Churches & Temples
Circus

Civil War & Confederacy |
Coca Cola

Coin Club

Colonial

Communication

Consrvation & Forestry

Costumes & Textiles
Counterstamped
Decorations
Dentistry

Drug & Pharmacy
Electricity
Electronics
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Expositions & Fair - General
Expositions & Fair - by kind:
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Famous First t'cmales
Firefighting
Flags & Banners
Food & hutrition
Fraternal
Genealogy
Geography
Geology & Mineralogy
Gold ‘tiedals
Graphic Arts
Nairdressing
Hats & Headgear
heraldry
Heroism
Nistaric
Holidays
llorticulture
Inaugural
Indian Pcace
Indian War
dusi;nia & “Cmblems = General
nsignia & itmblems = by kind
insurance
Inventions & Inventors
Iwo Jima lag Raising
Jewish & Judiaca
Journalism
Juvenile
babor
lamps & Lighting Devices
Languages
Law ° Justice
Lifesaving
longevity
“agie & agicians
rardi Gras
aps & Globes
harine Life
harrlage iiedals
Masons & Masonic
nedicine
idlitary = General
wilitary = by kind
tdning & Metallurg;
Tiniature
“10 therhood
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Natural 'istory
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Negro & Black Americans
Numismatics (on medals)
Odd & Curious
Olympic

Optics

Papal

Patina Finishes
Peace

Personal

Petroleum
Photography

physics

Poetry

Political ~ General
Political - by kind
Portraits

Portraits - Female
Presidents - U.S.
Psychiatry & Psychology
Public & Utilities
Radio & Television
Reptiles

Research

Satirical & Humerous
Science

Scouting

Sculpture

Seals & Trademarks
Self Portraits

Ships

So = Called Dollars
Space

Spanish American War
Sports = General
Sports = by kind
vytibols

Talismantic (Good Luck)
Temperance

Theatre and the Dance
Transportation

United ations

United States Government
U.S. Assay

Unusual Conpositions
Unusual Shapes
Veterinary

Var

Watch Fob — General
Watch Fob = by kind
Meapons & Armor

World War II

Zeppelin

Zodiac & Astrology
Medal Literature
(Numismatic Books)

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NEWS YOU CAN USE:

A token bearing a vuciness @®
name and or address intended
for local commerce is a store
card.

A New England Stiver is an
illegitimate copper token,
said to have been used by
Dutch merchants in New
England in the 17th century.

Maverick - is a term given
to a token coin which does
not give enough information ,

as to its origin.

Vecturist is a term given €
a person who collects token

related to Transportation,

A Spinner token is one with
a nipple at its center which
allows it to spin on a flat

surface.

Exonumist is a person who
specialises in the collecting

of tokens and medals.

Numismatics is the Science
and History of Coins, Tokens,

Medals and related items,

K.U.T.S. ( National Utah
Token Society) .... This

Means you and your friends:

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The National Utah Token Society will get together on the 4th Wednesday 4
of every month, except December when a big yearly party is forecast. This
Society is dedicated to all aspects of the Token and Medal field, with a
monthly newsletter to inform members of news of local, national, and
international happenings.

It is intended to get all family members to participate, and outings
to ghost towns and other areas are planned for the near future for the
purpose of hunting and research. A point system is suggested to encourage
members to participate in activities of the Society, and at year end, these
points will be used in an auction for many prizes. Even if you are not
able to attend meetings, Don't Worry. You can still earn points through
many projects - many to be published in the February issue of "Token
llunter". A non-political but casual aspect will be taken towards get-
togethers with interest directed to trading and buying/selling of materials,

together with research of finds and dispensing of information via presentations
and lectures,

For the first time, those out of town and state members can participate
even though they are not able to attend, So, come one and all and join
your friends as aN UT,

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MEET YOUR FRIENDS

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Wednesday 27th January, 1982.

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Please enrol = MYSELF FAMILY as a N.U.T.S. member.
( Yearly Dues) Single $7.50. Family $12.50.)

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MAIL TO: N.U.T.S. c/o Campbells Coins, 44E Stratford Ave, Salt Lake City,

Utah 84115. &

( or bring with you to the meetings)

Make checks payable to

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